Water, dirt and oil tight disk assembly



July 11, 1933. Q WEAVER 1,917,674

WATER, DIET, AND OIL TIGHT DISK ASSEMBLY Filed March 12, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig- 3 July 11, 1933. L. c. WEAVER 1,917,674

I WATER, DIRT, AND OIL TIGHT DISK ASSEMBLY I Filed March 12, 1 931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR v Lua Weaver 7 BY 9 S S- E ATTORNEY Patented July 11, 1933 A UNITED STATES P ATENT OFFICE LESTER C. WEAVER OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA WATER, DIRT AND OIL TIGHT DISK ASSEMBLY Aliplieationflled March 12, 1931.- Serial No. 521,998.-

This invention relates to the mounting of usual, and is adapted to be adjustably plow disks in connect-ion with the supportclamped in its supporting standard. At its ing standards, my principal object being toinner end the body is formed with an en provide a structure of this character in which larged flange 3 concentric with the axis A;

' the spindle is arrangedand mounted so that which flange on its inner face is provided it is thoroughly protected against the entry with a relatively deep-annular channel or of dirt, water, and the like to the bearings, groove 4. For a portion of its circumferwhile, the lubricant is prevented from being ence at the bottom, this flange is cut away extruded from the bearings. as shown at 5, which of course eliminates the Rapid abrasion and deterioration of the corresponding portion of the channel and spindle bearings, which has been a source of leaves the separated ends of the same open annoyance and up-keep expense due to the to the ground. constant presence Ofydll't adjacent the bear- The disk supporting member comprises a ings, is therefore eliminated. I may, therebody 6 having an enlarged dished flange 7 5 fore, use anti-friction bearings for the spinto engage the outer face of a disk and prodle and thus promote ease of rotation and vided with a plurality of bolt holes 8 whereeificiency of operation of the disks without by the disk maybe secured to the flange. A the wear of the parts which heretofore has spindle 9 concentric with the flange projects rendered the use of such bearings impractioutwardly from the same and into the cham cable. ber 10 of the body 1, which chamber is concen- I A further object of the invention is to protrio with the axis A. Longitudinally' spaced duce a simple and inexpensive device and yet anti-friction bearing units 11 preferably of one which will be exceedingly effective for the roller type are disposed between the body the purpose for which it is designed. 1 and the spindle to support the latter.

These objects I accomplish by means of These bearings are preferably arranged so 5 such structure and relative arrangement of that all machining operations for the seating parts as will fr lly appear by a perusal of the of the bearing races and other parts maybe following specification and claims. performed from the inner end of the body,

In the drawings similar characters of refand thus simplify such operations. 0 erence indicate corresponding parts in the Seated in the body 1 at its inner endand several views: facing the body 6 is a cup 12 which closely Fig. 1 is a sectional plan of my improved surrounds but does not touch the spindle.

disk assembly structure. The bottom of the cup is engaged by a packing Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of unit which comprises inner and outer concen- 35 the same. tric rings 13 of felt or like material which are Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the gasket presretained in a deep annular groove 14 formed sure ring detached. 7 in the body 6 in surrounding relation to the Fig. 4 is an outside view of the disk mountspindle. The outer wall of this groove ening member of the assembly. ters the cu 12 and extends nearly to the Fig. 5 is a similar view of the spindle bottom of t e same adjacent its rim, while 9 mounting member. s the spindle itself form the inner wall of Referring now more particularly to the the groove.

characters of reference on the drawings, the Mounted in the bottom of the groove is a assembly consists initially of two main parts, metal ring 15 having a plurality of pins 16 the spindle supporting member, and the disc which are slidable in blmd sockets 17 bored supporting member on which the spindle is in the body 6 from the bottom of the groove. mounted. The spindle supporting member The outer face of the ring is of symmetricalcpmprises a hollow body 1, the outermost por- 1y tapered form and the adjacent ends of the tion 2 of which is eccentric relative to the packing-rings are similarly shaped or tapered main longitudinal axis A of the body as as plainly shown in Fig. 1.

, The ring 15 is constantly pressed against the packing unit by a lurahty of com res-. sion springs 18 which car against the ack face of the ring 15 and areseated in hollow plugs or screws 19 which are adjustably mounted in the body 6 from the inner or disk engaging face of the same.

Due to the above form and arrangement of parts, it will be seen that the packing unit is pressed against the cup as well as being expanded radially against both walls of the groove. The packing rings therefore form a perfect seal against the entryof dirt and the like to the spindle bearings andalso against outward leakage of lubricant from the bearings. The packing unit itself is protected from contact with dirt by the overlapping walls of the cup 12 and the groove 14.

To keep dirt from contacting with and possibly passing between said walls. the body 6 is provided with a forwardly and outwardly flaring flange 20 whose outer edge fits in the flange 3 around the outer periphery of the channel 4.

Owing to the setting of the flange 20 relative to the flange 7, a V-shaped circumfer ential groove 21 is formed therebetween. Any dirt sliding down the flange 7 toward the center is therefore caught by said groove and is discharged on to the ground with the rotation of the structure instead of being thrown into the channel 4. The flanges 3 and 20 cannot ver well, however, have a close running fit with each other and some dirt is bound to get into the channel. To cause any such dirt to be discharged onto the ground two or more radially dlsposed vanes 22 are mounted in the forward face of the flange 20, which vanes project into and follow the cross-sectional contour of the channel 4. Since the latter is open on the bottom, any dirt therein as swept around by the rotating vanes will be discharged on to the ground instead of being retained indefinitely in the channel.

Adjustment of setting of the disk is obtained by tining the body 1 in its standard as usual, and the acute length of the cut away portion 5 of the flange 3 is suflicient to always maintain the channel 4 open to the bottom regardless of the adjusted position of said body.

'The front end of the chamber 10 is closed by a removable plug 23 of sufficientsize to enable the retaining nut 24 of the spindle to be removed if necessary. The plug itself has a small plug 25 removably mounted therein so as to enable lubricant to be fed into the chamthe present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

-1. In combination a relatively stationary body having a longitudinal horizontal chamber open to the inner end of the body, a relatively movable body disposed beyond the open end of the chamber, a spindle on the movable body projecting into and journaled in the chamber, a disk engaging member provided with the movable body, the movable body having an annular groove at and about the base of the spindle facing the chamber,

a compressible packing ring in said groove,

a member in the stationary body against 1 which the outer face of the ring bears, a rigid ring in the groove behind and bearing on one face against the packing ring, compression springs bearing at one end a ainst the other face of the rigid ring and sec ceted screws mounted in the movable body in which the springs are seated.

2. In combination a relatively stationary body having a longitudinal horizontal chamber open to the inner end of the body, a relatively movable body disposed beyond the open end of the chamber, a spindle on the movable body pro'ecting into and journaled in the chamber, a' disk engaging member provided with the movable body, an enlarged flange on the inner end of the stationary body, an annular channel formed in said flange and facing the movable body, the flange and channel being cutaway at the bottom, a continuous flange on the movable body projecting at its outer edge into the channel adjacent its outer periphery, and radial vanes on said movable body projecting into and substantially following the crosssectional contour of the channel.

3. A structure as in claim 2, in which said movable body flange forms a continuous deep groove of V section with the disk engaging member.

4. In combination, a relatively stationary member, a rotary member turnably mounted .thereon, andprojectin from one end thereof, oil sealing means etween the members at the adjacent end of the stationary memher, an annular channel formed with the stationary member and extending about the sealing means in facing relation to the rotary member, said channel having a bottom outlet and means formed with the rotary member to engage and sweep any dirt entering said channel to the bottom outlet.

5. In combination, a relatively stationary member, a rotary member turnably mounted thereon. and projecting from one end thereof, 011 sealing means between the Err-fishers at Gil the adjacent end of the stationar member, an annular channel formed with t e stationary member and extending about the sealing means in facing relation to the rotary member, said channel having a bottom outlet, means on the rotary member forming a substantial closure for the open side of the channel, and means on said last named means to engage any dirt which may enter the channel past the closure and sweep such dirt to the bottom outlet.

6. In combination, a relativel stationary member, a rotary member turnably mounted thereon, and projecting from one end thereof, oil sealing means between the members at member,

the adjacent end of the stationar an annular channel formed wit the stationary member and extending about the sealing means in facing relation to the rotary member, said channel having a bottom outlet, and radial vanes on said rotary member engaging and substantially following the cross sectional contour of the channel to engage and sweep any dirt in the channel to the bottom outlet thereof with the rotation of the member.

7. In combination, a relatively stationary member, a rotary member turnably mounted thereon, and projecting from one end thereof, oil sealing means between the members at the adjacent end of the stationary mem- LESTER C. WEAVER. 

